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Tteokbokki

Tteokbokki is a Korean street food made of chewy rice cakes simmered in a fiery, gochujang-fueled sauce, oftentimes also mixed with fish cake, eggs, and scallions. The recipe comes together quickly in one big pot, but the result is a powerful flavor bomb! Perfect for cold days, late nights, or the morning after :)

25 Minutes

10 Ingredients

Spice Level

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850 g

$6.29

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Yissine Topokki Rice Cake Enter valid zip to shop

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Step by step

Recipe for Tteokbokki

Ingredients

For 4 servings

1/2 c gochujang (Korean chili paste)
1 tbsp gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)
1 tbsp sugar
4 c water
1/2 c dried kombu
10 dried anchovies
1 lb topokki rice cakes
4 scallions, sliced
1/2 lb fish cakes or fish balls, optional
2-4 hard-boiled eggs, optional

Step by step

step 1

Prepare the spicy paste: Combine gochujang, gochugaru, and sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.

step 2

In a large pot, add in water, dried anchovies, and dried kombu. Boil for fifteen minutes on medium high heat, then remove the anchovies and kombu from the pot, keeping the broth.

step 3

Add in rice cakes, green onions, fish cakes, eggs, and the spicy paste into the pot. Stir gently to incorporate the paste and cook until rice cakes are soft and the sauce is thickened (approximately 10-15 minutes).